Pickert to become new police chief

Jason Pickert

Fort Scott Police Department Capt. Jason Pickert, who has worked with the department for 18 years, has been tapped as the city’s new chief of police.

“It is with great pleasure that I announce Jason Pickert as the new chief of police for the city of Fort Scott,” Interim City Manager and Director of Human Resources Brad Matkin said in a news release Wednesday. “Pickert has been with the Fort Scott Police Department for the last 18 years working side by side, as police captain, with retiring Police Chief Travis Shelton for the last four years.”

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